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Exhibition "Destiny in the Stars: The Beginnings of the Zodiac", Neues Museum Berlin Die Anfänge des Tierkreises"

Mar 21, 2026 - Apr 04, 2027

Exhibition "Destiny in the Stars. The Beginnings of the Zodiac", Neues Museum Berlin, Guided Tour "The Zodiac from a Curatorial Perspective" (in English)

Oct 13, 2026 | 05:00 PM - 05:45 PM

Destiny in the stars – the beginnings of the zodiac, Public Tour (in German)

Oct 18, 2026 | 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Destiny in the stars – the beginnings of the zodiac, Public Tour (in German)

Oct 25, 2026 | 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Exhibition "Destiny in the Stars. The Beginnings of the Zodiac", Neues Museum Berlin, Guided Tour "The Zodiac from a Curatorial Perspective" (in German)

Oct 27, 2026 | 05:00 PM - 05:45 PM

„Zwischen Mythos und Melodie“: Wandelkonzert zur Sonderausstellung „Schicksal in den Sternen – Die Anfänge des Tierkreises", Ensemble MEMORIA TENERE unter Leitung von Radoslaw Pallarz

Oct 31, 2026 | 07:30 PM - 09:00 PM

Destiny in the stars – the beginnings of the zodiac, Public Tour (in German)

Nov 01, 2026 | 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Exhibition "Destiny in the Stars. The Beginnings of the Zodiac", Neues Museum Berlin, Talk: Christian Leitz (Tübingen), "Der neue Himmel über Esna. Die astronomische Decke des Chnumtempels"

Nov 03, 2026 | 06:15 PM - 07:00 PM

ZODIAC talk: Thomas Peeters at the conference "Writing Numbers in Papyri", Universiteit Leiden

Nov 06, 2026 | 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM

Destiny in the stars – the beginnings of the zodiac, Public Tour (in German)

Nov 08, 2026 | 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Exhibition "Destiny in the Stars. The Beginnings of the Zodiac", Neues Museum Berlin, Guided Tour "The Zodiac from a Curatorial Perspective" (in English)

Nov 10, 2026 | 05:00 PM - 05:45 PM

Destiny in the stars – the beginnings of the zodiac, Public Tour (in German)

Nov 15, 2026 | 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

ZODIAC workshop: Creating and transferring knowledge in the ancient world: astral science and beyond

Nov 19, 2026 - Nov 20, 2026

Destiny in the stars – the beginnings of the zodiac, Public Tour (in German)

Nov 22, 2026 | 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Exhibition "Destiny in the Stars. The Beginnings of the Zodiac", Neues Museum Berlin, Guided Tour "The Zodiac from a Curatorial Perspective" (in English)

Nov 24, 2026 | 05:00 PM - 05:45 PM

Research Colloquium Wissensgeschichte/ ZODIAC (FU) and ASTRA (MPIWG), Talk: Jeffrey Kottyk (MPIWG Berlin)

Nov 25, 2026 | 06:00 PM s.t. - 07:30 PM

Destiny in the stars – the beginnings of the zodiac, Public Tour (in German)

Nov 29, 2026 | 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Ausstellung "Schicksal in den Sternen. Die Anfänge des Tierkreises", Neues Museum Berlin, Vortrag: Stephan Heilen (Osnabrück), „Der Tierkreis in antiken Horoskopen und seine vermeintlichen astrologischen Einflüsse auf den Menschen“

Dec 01, 2026 | 06:00 PM c.t. - 07:00 PM

ZODIAC talk: Mathieu Ossendrijver at the University Potsdam, Research Colloqium of the Institute for Physics and Astronomy

Dec 02, 2026 | 04:15 PM - 06:00 PM

Destiny in the stars – the beginnings of the zodiac, Public Tour (in German)

Dec 06, 2026 | 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Exhibition "Destiny in the Stars. The Beginnings of the Zodiac", Neues Museum Berlin, Guided Tour "The Zodiac from a Curatorial Perspective" (in German)

Dec 08, 2026 | 05:00 PM - 05:45 PM

Destiny in the stars – the beginnings of the zodiac, Public Tour (in German)

Dec 13, 2026 | 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Destiny in the stars – the beginnings of the zodiac, Public Tour (in German)

Dec 20, 2026 | 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Exhibition "Destiny in the Stars. The Beginnings of the Zodiac", Neues Museum Berlin, Guided Tour "The Zodiac from a Curatorial Perspective" (in English)

Dec 22, 2026 | 05:00 PM - 05:45 PM

Destiny in the stars – the beginnings of the zodiac, Public Tour (in German)

Dec 27, 2026 | 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Exhibition "Destiny in the Stars. The Beginnings of the Zodiac", Neues Museum Berlin, Guided Tour "The Zodiac from a Curatorial Perspective" (in English)

Jan 05, 2027 | 05:00 PM - 05:45 PM

Research Colloquium Wissensgeschichte/ ZODIAC (FU) and ASTRA (MPIWG), Talk: Miguel John Versluys (University Leiden))

Feb 17, 2027 - Jan 27, 2027

Destiny in the stars – the beginnings of the zodiac, Public Tour (in German)

Oct 11, 2026 | 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Exhibition "Destiny in the Stars. The Beginnings of the Zodiac", Neues Museum Berlin, Talk: Marvin Schreiber, "Astralwissenschaften im spätzeitlichen Uruk"

Oct 06, 2026 | 06:15 PM - 07:00 PM

Destiny in the stars – the beginnings of the zodiac, Public Tour (in German)

Oct 04, 2026 | 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Exhibition "Destiny in the Stars. The Beginnings of the Zodiac", Neues Museum Berlin, Guided Tour "The Zodiac from a Curatorial Perspective" (in English)

Sep 29, 2026 | 05:00 PM - 05:45 PM

Exhibition "Destiny in the Stars. The Beginnings of the Zodiac", Neues Museum Berlin, Guided Tour "The Zodiac from a Curatorial Perspective" (in German)

Sep 15, 2026 | 05:00 PM - 05:45 PM

Congratulations to Fabio Spadini (University of Fribourg) on receiving ERC funding for his research project "IMAGO - Imago Caeli. Visualizing the Constellations in Greek, Mesopotamian and Roman Art"

Sep 04, 2026 - Sep 08, 2026

Exhibition "Destiny in the Stars. The Beginnings of the Zodiac", Neues Museum Berlin, Talk: Fabio Spadini, "Knowledge Through Images: The Zodiac in Greece and Rome"

Sep 01, 2026 | 06:15 PM - 07:00 PM

Exhibition "Destiny in the Stars. The Beginnings of the Zodiac", Neues Museum Berlin, Guided Tour "The Zodiac from a Curatorial Perspective" (in English)

Sep 01, 2026 | 05:00 PM - 05:45 PM

Exhibition "Destiny in the Stars. The Beginnings of the Zodiac", Neues Museum Berlin, Guided Tour "The Zodiac from a Curatorial Perspective" (in English)

Aug 18, 2026 | 05:00 PM - 05:45 PM

Exhibition "Destiny in the Stars. The Beginnings of the Zodiac", Neues Museum Berlin, Guided Tour "The Zodiac from a Curatorial Perspective" (in German)

Aug 04, 2026 | 05:00 PM - 05:45 PM

Exhibition "Destiny in the Stars. The Beginnings of the Zodiac", Neues Museum Berlin, Guided Tour "The Zodiac from a Curatorial Perspective" (in English)

Jul 21, 2026 | 05:00 PM - 05:45 PM

New monograph by Mathieu Ossendrijver: "Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Planetary Tables"

Jul 20, 2026 - Jul 28, 2026

ZODIAC talk: Alessia Pilloni at the ESHS/ HSS Annual Meeting 2026, Edinburgh

Jul 14, 2026 | 02:30 PM - 04:00 PM

Research Colloquium Wissensgeschichte/ ZODIAC (FU) and ASTRA (MPIWG), Talk: Michael Peter Streck (Universität Leipzig)

Jul 08, 2026 | 06:00 PM s.t. - 07:30 PM

Exhibition "Destiny in the Stars. The Beginnings of the Zodiac", Neues Museum Berlin, Talk: Andreas Winkler, "Babylonian Stars on the Nile: The Making of Egyptian Zodiacal Astral Science"

Jul 07, 2026 | 06:15 PM - 07:00 PM

Exhibition "Destiny in the Stars. The Beginnings of the Zodiac", Neues Museum Berlin, Guided Tour "The Zodiac from a Curatorial Perspective" (in English)

Jul 07, 2026 | 05:00 PM - 05:45 PM

New monograph by Fabio Spadini, associate member of the ERC project ZODIAC: “Le ciel sur pierre: les gemmes astrologiques romaines (Ier s. av. J.-C. – IVe s. apr. J.-C.)”

Jul 07, 2026 - Jul 14, 2026

ZODIAC Workshop: Ancient Zodiacal Astral Science in Context

Jul 01, 2026 - Jul 17, 2026

ZODIAC talk: Mathieu Ossendrijver at the Universität Hamburg, Institut für Altes Testament und Altorientalische Religionsgeschichte

Jun 24, 2026 | 06:15 PM

Exhibition "Destiny in the Stars. The Beginnings of the Zodiac", Neues Museum Berlin, Guided Tour "The Zodiac from a Curatorial Perspective" (in German)

Jun 23, 2026 | 05:00 PM - 05:45 PM

„An der Schwelle des Sommers – Zwillinge und Krebs in Musik und Mythos“, Konzert im Rahmen der Sonderausstellung „Schicksal in den Sternen – die Anfänge des Tierkreises“, Neues Museum Berlin

Jun 20, 2026 | 05:00 PM

„An der Schwelle des Sommers – Zwillinge und Krebs in Musik und Mythos“, Konzert im Rahmen der Sonderausstellung „Schicksal in den Sternen – die Anfänge des Tierkreises“, Neues Museum Berlin

Jun 20, 2026 | 04:00 PM

„An der Schwelle des Sommers – Zwillinge und Krebs in Musik und Mythos“, Konzert im Rahmen der Sonderausstellung „Schicksal in den Sternen – die Anfänge des Tierkreises“, Neues Museum Berlin

Jun 20, 2026 | 03:00 PM

Research Colloquium Wissensgeschichte/ ZODIAC (FU) and ASTRA (MPIWG), Talk: Marina Escolano-Poveda (University of Liverpool) and Kim Ryholt (University of Copenhagen)

Jun 17, 2026 | 06:00 PM s.t. - 07:30 PM

Research Colloquium Wissensgeschichte/ ZODIAC (FU) and ASTRA (MPIWG), Talk: Joachim Quack (Universität Heidelberg)

Jun 10, 2026 | 06:00 PM s.t. - 07:30 PM

200 years Museumsinsel Berlin: „LOOK INTO THE STARS – YOUR ZODIAC SIGN AS A MAGNET", Neues Museum • Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung

Jun 06, 2026 | 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Exhibition "Destiny in the Stars. The Beginnings of the Zodiac", Neues Museum Berlin, Talk: Alessia Pillonia and Maria Teresa Renzi-Sepe, "From universal to personal. What stars tell you about your future"

Jun 02, 2026 | 06:00 PM

Exhibition "Destiny in the Stars. The Beginnings of the Zodiac", Neues Museum Berlin, Guided Tour "The Zodiac from a Curatorial Perspective" (in English)

May 26, 2026 | 05:00 PM - 05:45 PM

Exhibition "Destiny in the Stars. The Beginnings of the Zodiac", Neues Museum Berlin, Guided Tour "The Zodiac from a Curatorial Perspective" (in German)

May 12, 2026 | 05:00 PM - 05:45 PM

Exhibition "Destiny in the Stars. The Beginnings of the Zodiac", Neues Museum Berlin, Talk: Mathieu Ossendrijver and Thomas Peeters, "Planets on the move. Following the zodiac from Babylon to Egypt"

May 05, 2026 | 06:00 PM

ZODIAC talk: Mathieu Ossendrijver, Ringvorlesung " RISIKO LEBEN – zwischen Zufall, Vorsehung und Berechnung in der Alten Welt"

Apr 28, 2026 | 06:15 PM - 07:45 PM

ZODIAC talk: Mathieu Ossendrijver at the Karl Rahner Akademie, Köln

Apr 15, 2026 | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

ZODIAC talk: Mathieu Ossendrijver at the Astroseminar 2026, "Astronomische Beobachtungskunst - wie Messetechniken Weltbilder prägen"

Apr 14, 2026 | 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM

Exhibition "Destiny in the Stars. The Beginnings of the Zodiac", Neues Museum Berlin, Talk: Marius Gerhardt

Apr 07, 2026 | 06:00 PM c.t.

ZODIAC talk: Mathieu Ossendrijver at the Institute for Solar Physics, Freiburg, 4th CO5BOLD workshop

Mar 26, 2026 | 12:20 PM - 12:40 PM

Exhibition "Destiny in the Stars. The Beginnings of the ZODIAC", Neues Museum Berlin, Tagesschau 24.03.2026, "Wie die Astrologie die Wissenschaften voranbrachte"

Mar 24, 2026 - Apr 08, 2026

Research Colloquium ZODIAC, Wissensgeschichte des Altertums and the ASTRA Project, MPIWG: Alfred Schmid, "Hatte die Horoskop-Astrologie einen Gegenstand?"

Feb 04, 2026 | 06:00 PM s.t. - 07:30 PM

The ZODIAC project is launching a public web interface for its digital ZODIAC glossary

Jan 01, 2026